Romans 8

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

I don't claim to know any more answers than the next guy (or gal). As a matter of fact, sometimes I ask God why we still struggle with certain things.

There are a lot of mountains in my life. While it is a great life, rich with blessings & abundance (of the things that matter), there are certain hills, that I pray all the time for God to just move (or smash with His giant foot).
There are a couple that I pray for all the time. I won't be specific, as several people I know personally, read my blog. Enuff said about that. But, I'm sure you would guess that one of them is Flynn's allergy to milk.
It's not an inconvenience, more like an affliction. To know that at any given mistake, Flynn could die; well, that isn't small fries.

There are some people who think that if you have just enough faith, or the right kind, you will never have to suffer.
And -- just so we're straight, I completely whole-heartedly believe in healing. The kind produced by faith in God. I absolutely know that the moment He decides to take Flynn's illness from her, that He will.
But I also know that when we pray for Him to show Himself glorified, that it might not be in the form of taking that from her.
His glory might be shown THROUGH what we go through. Heck, it might be enough that there were people who heard her talk about God when she was having a reaction. Or who know that she's only four, but has a power-packed punch full of faith. The girl knows her Jesus.
And if those reasons are the ones God Has while He chooses to allow us this type of suffering. So be it. I want Him to be glorified however he chooses.

Before I sound like I'm whining, you must admit that you have moutains in your path. Ones you must face each day. What might really be a molehill to someone else is your Mt Everest. For one person it's a hangnail. For the other it's a broken marriage. And to each person, their mountain is huge.

I know that sometimes God chooses to move the mountain. Some people are healed. Some have a miracle baby or see their spouse come to Christ.
But sometimes God lets us dwell. And learn. And change. And eventually He might step on our ant hill & smash it. Or other times we end up with enough of His strength to smash it on our own.
Some people even hang a wreath on their mountain & call it HOME.

I hope I have enough faith to accept whatever He does with the hills & mountains in my path.